Operation nets 10 prostitution suspects in Daytona Beach

Friday

Feb 21, 2014 at 3:36 PM

By Katie Kusturakatie.kustura@news-jrnl.com

When an undercover police officer rolled up to the intersection of Lynne Drive and Ridgewood Avenue, an area where prostitution is prevalent, Elizabeth Rothwell entered the vehicle and asked the man if he was a cop to which the undercover officer said he wasn’t, Daytona Beach police said.“I hope you’re not a cop, if you are at least I’ll get three hots and a cot,” Rothwell, 45, said Thursday, according to a police report.After agreeing to a price for sexual services, Rothwell, of Port Orange, became one of 10 who were charged Thursday with solicitation to commit prostitution, police said. While Rothwell was charged with a misdemeanor, others — Saydra Defreese, 33, of Daytona Beach, and Terri Sloss, 32, of Daytona Beach — were charged with felonies due to having at least two prior prostitution convictions.These suspects, according to police reports, are charged with misdemeanor solicitation to commit prostitution: Shamane McFadden, 42, of Orlando, Lisa Farrish, 50, of Ormond Beach, Joanna Mata, 37, of Daytona Beach, Tiffany Carbonell, 23, of South Daytona, Jennifer Dickson, 31, of Daytona Beach, Jessica Reeves, 28, of Daytona Beach, and Martiza Myers, 36, of Daytona Beach. Reports show Farrish and Myers also were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.Also arrested during the operation, but on non prostitution-related charges, were Kurtis Kimble, 33, of Holly Hill, and Mitchell Halden, 51, of Daytona Beach.Kimble is charged with possession of synthetic cannabinoids and driving with a suspended license, according to a police report. Halden is charged with reckless driving and possession of drug paraphernalia.